On 2014-02-22, at 11:45 AM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote: > Don't feel bad Don as last night I only worked three stateside stations K3ZM, > W8PR WD5R. I must have spent two hours calling W8PR at night but heard me > until at my sunrise. I run an Alpha 87A and a quarter wave vertical but all > the other stateside stations called just ran their CQ machines and apparently > I could not even work Florida station in here 10 over 9 and only 1200 miles > away. Even Jeff VY2ZM who has super ears could not even hear a single > character of my call. So as the song goes "you gotta know when to hold and > when to fold." So I decided to thrown the main breaker to the ham shack and > save some money on electricity. > > Herb, KV4FZ
Hi Guys, It's comments like yours, Herb, that make me somewhat glad that Mother Nature effectively robbed me of any Topband activities here this year... I detected a decline in conditions for at least 2 years prior to this season, & from all accounts, the 2013-14 session has MORE than earned any "Rotten Tomato" awards hurled its way...! :o) ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband